In the Mountains of Virginia

Sitting down to dinner last night with Bradley at Liberty University, surrounded by his "hall" (guys from his dorm building, along with the girls from their "sister" dorm), God placed in front of us two more MK's for him to meet and start getting to know. I say two more because earlier that day, Bradley had met another one as well. Isn't it great when how God can lay a path or provide new friends before you even get to a place?

When planning this trip to Lynchburg  to help Bradley get settled back into life at college, we were reminded that Wycliffe Associates has a hospitality roster which often has been a source of great blessing and fun for our family. The people on this list open their homes to Wycliffe missionaries who are traveling through the area, giving them a place to stay and often some meals at no cost. We searched for one in the Lynchburg area and, out of many choices, were led to pick the home of Peter and Susan Crabtree.

Here are a few of the things we didn't know about them when we first called them:

- They have a great heart for missionary kids!

the view from the back porch

- They live 14 miles from Liberty University, up in the mountains - it is beautiful here!

- Susan works at Liberty and can be a continuing source of encouragement for Bradley.

the view from the back porch

- They have a chocolate lab named Toblerone (Toby for short) which will make one little girl in our family very happy when we all get to come back.

Yes, that's right, when we all come back. Did I forget to mention that they also have a six bedroom house that is big enough to fit our whole family whenever we want to come visit Bradley?

Our God is so great!